James A. Harrell III

James Andrew "Jim" Harrell III (born October 8, 1974 in Elkin, North Carolina)[2] served three terms as a Democratic member of the North Carolina General Assembly representing the state's ninetieth House district, including constituents in Alleghany and Surry counties. Harrell is originally from Elkin, North Carolina and later moved to Roaring Gap.[3] As of 2011, Harrell is a lobbyist, running his own firm, James A. Harrell III and Associates, LLC, in Raleigh.[4]

Jim Harrell
Member of the North Carolina House of Representatives
from the 90th district
In office
January 29, 2003 – December 2008[1]
Preceded byLinda Johnson
Succeeded bySarah Stevens
Personal details
Born
James Andrew Harrell III

(1974-10-08) October 8, 1974
Elkin, North Carolina, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationHampden–Sydney College (BA)[1]
Emory University (JD)[1]

Early life and education

Harrell earned the Eagle Scout designation as a youth, like many members of his family.[5] Harrell is a graduate of Hampden–Sydney College and the Emory University School of Law. While a law student, Harrell worked for the District Attorney's office in Fulton County, Georgia. He also served as a law clerk for North Carolina Supreme Court justice Franklin Freeman.[6]

Political career

Harrell was elected to the House in 2002 and re-elected in 2004. He was elected to a third term on November 7, 2006 with over 60 percent of the vote.[7] In 2008, he was narrowly defeated for re-election by Republican Sarah Stevens.[8]

During his final term, the 2007-2008 session, Harrell was chairman of both the House committees on Ways and Means and on Pensions and Retirement.[9] He served as chairman of the Environment and Natural Resources committee in his second term and of Judiciary Committee II in the second half of his first term. Harrell also chaired or co-chaired select committees on Economic Development and on the rural economy in 2006.[10][11]

While serving in the legislature, Harrell founded a summer program to teach high school students about government and politics, named the James A. Harrell Jr. School of Government, after his father, a Surry County commissioner and candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in 2004.

References
  1. LinkedIn Profile
  2. Descendants of Martin Marshall and Allied Families: Of Calvert County, Maryland, Carroll County, Virginia and Surry & Forsyth Counties, North Carolina (1994) - page 201
  3. Mount Airy News: Race for 90th House seat
  4. NC Secretary of State lobbyist information
  5. Elkin Tribune Archived 2011-07-10 at the Wayback Machine
  6. OurCampaigns.com
  7. OurCampaigns.com: 2006
  8. OurCampaigns.com: 2008
  9. NC General Assembly site
  10. NC General Assembly site
  11. NC General Assembly site
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.